As part of our research for the Punta Gorda Masterplan Design Charettes, @lauren.robie spoke with Chief Planner of Punta Gorda, Mitchell Austin. They talked about how he got here from Atlanta, how we might be able to strengthen the local community, and why we need to make "design for resiliency" the next big thing (hint: it has to do with things going under water). Link in bio.

If you haven’t been living under a rock these past few weeks, you know darn well that it’s coming a flood ☔️ in West Tennessee. If you do have to get out and about in this weather, be sure your tires measure out to 5/32nds at the least. If they do not, stop 🛑 by Robinson Toyota and let us swap them out. 🚗 🚘 🚙 #robinsontoyota#flooding#tires

This is from my last set- I decided to change the color because it was just so wrong for what I was doing. But this is why I make sure I make extra cookies because sometimes my original ideas just aren’t right 🤦🏻‍♀️. Sometimes there’s a lot of trial and error to get the perfect set. But it’s still a pretty color so... heyyyy #floodfriday *
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Door Cutter is from @thesweetdesignsshoppe

A man holding a guitar walks past a small channel that has collected discarded plastic waste. The small channel feeds into larger water channels which help the city divert water during times of flood. The channels were designed to help relieve flooding pressures but many have become clogged with trash and fallen into disrepair. ▪▪▪ Located on the northern shores of the island of Java, the Indonesian capital of Jakarta is on the front line of climate change. The city is regularly engulfed by floods, which often submerge over a third of the city, bringing the world’s tenth most populous city to a standstill. With nearly 40% of the city lying beneath sea level, this deluge of water is not a rare event for the millions of Jakartans who live in this sprawling megalopolis. ▪▪▪As well as rising sea levels threatening the capital, the city itself is actually sinking as a result of groundwater extraction, exacerbating the flooding problem. The sinking is so severe that is occurring on average at 10cm per year however in certain parts of the city, the decline has been documented by as much as 30cm per year. ▪▪▪ It is estimated that up to a third of Jakarta could be underwater within the next 20-30 years. ▪▪▪ Images taken Spring, 2013 ▪▪▪ #asia#indonesia#java#jakarta#climatechange#everydayclimatechange#flooding#risingseas @natgeoimagecollection

As I said in the previous post, #heavy#rain was possible in some areas. I was in #Cumbria then and experienced some minor #flooding , and even saw a #river overtop it’s banks and #flood a bridge to a church on the other side! The #weather should calm down now with #fog across southeast and central #England but #Sun should burn this up #temperatures will be widely 14-15 and possibly 16-17 degrees today and especially tomorrow. The #weather should stay generally mild and #sunny throughout the week☀️☀️🌤